Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 98.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 99.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2015.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd of 153 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.4% | — |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2015.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release